Basket



, m. FRAmER BASKET Filed Oct. 11. 1938 Patented Nov. 7, 1939 iJlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a calculator for baskets, the general object of the invention being to provide a simple means whereby a purchaser can keep track of the cost of articles bought from a store or the like, through means of a series of disks slidably arranged on rods carried by a supporting member attached to a part of the basket.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a side of a basket equipped with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the supporting member with the disk carrying rods thereon.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the supporting member with the rods.

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the disks.

In these views, the numeral l indicates a part of a basket and the numeral 2 indicates the handles thereof. In carrying out the invention, a pair of wires or rods 3 are attached to the basket, preferably adjacent the middle thereof, and these wires or rods may extend under the bottom of the basket and up either side thereof or up both sides thereof. The upper portions of the wires or rods are bent to extend upwardly and outwardly from the sides of the basket, to provide the parts 4, the wires also being bent to make these parts 4 wider apart than are the rest of the wires. Horizontally arranged bars 5 have their ends connected to the parts 4, and these bars 5 are spaced apart and each bar 5 carries, in a sliding manner, a plurality of disks 6. These disks may be marked, in any suitable manner to represent different sums of money. For instance, those on the low bar may represent cents, the ones on the next bar dimes, and ones on next bar dollars, etc.

Thus by manipulating these disks, as articles 5 are bought, one can keep track of the entire cost of the articles being purchased and placed in the basket. While the invention is mainly designed for use in self service stores, it will be understood that it is not limited to such use.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction, combination and ar- 5 rangement of the several parts, provided such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a basket, a supporting member having a part extending outwardly above the upper edge thereof, horizontal bars carried by said outwardly extending part and disks slidably arranged on each bar.

2. In a device of the class described, a basket, wires attached to a part thereof and having widened portions extending upwardly and outwardly from a part of the edge of the basket, horizontal bars carried by said upwardly and outwardly extending portions, and a plurality of disks slidably arranged on each bar.

3. In a device of the class described, a wire basket, spaced handles hinged to certain opposite sides of the basket, a wire supporting member having a part interwoven between the mesh of the basket on one hinged side of the handles, and a widened part extending upwardly and outwardly above the upper edge of the basket, horizontal bars carried by said widened part and disks 0 slidably disposed on each bar.

BRUCE FRAZIER. 

